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Did you know that in most cases you can determine the gender of a Budgie by looking at the “cere” the colored band above the parakeet’s beak where the nostrils are?
Mature male budgies ceres are usually purple or blue. Female Budgies have a brown (pinkish – tan) ceres.
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Male Budgies like to sing and whistle and tend to talk more readily. Males are also generally more active (hold the snickers ladies)Â
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Females are more agressive (men hold your tongues please) and like to knaw as well as try to nest.
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If you’re not sure, you can always have your Budgie sexed using DNA testing
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